What's new in Portable CryptoPrevent 7.4.20
Apr 16, 2015
- Some reports indicated that there were issues with existing security software and the BETA protection, however with the 7.4.2 release those issues appear to be resolved.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 7.3.5 (Oct 13, 2014)
- CryptoPrevent v7.3.x brings some new features, more clarity on protection levels, and improved protection
- First, CryptoPrevent now supports SSL/TLS encryption and StartTLS for your SMTP server settings! This enables support for a wider variety of SMTP servers, allowing users requiring this level of encryption to configure their email alert functionality. Previously only SSL was supported
- Second, CryptoPrevent’s experimental “Program Filtering” has reached BETA status. Program Filtering compares executable files to a hash based definitions system consisting of a database of current ransomware threats. It has been tested well on every supported Windows OS, and unsupported OSes were excluded. Supported Windows versions are XP, Win 7 with SP1, Win 8.x, and Win 10. Sorry, Windows Vista is not supported for Program Filtering
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 7.0 (Aug 13, 2014)
- NEW simplified and easy to understand interface, replacing the many obscurely labeled protection option check boxes with a few simple protection “levels” to select from (the old interface still exists in the Advanced menu, and it has been updated as well.)
- Updated to not trigger Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detections with the installed version (thanks to the MBAM research team.)
- Improved Filter Module function.
- Changed recommended defaults slightly.
- Enabled optional “Experimental Protection” level (the Experimental EXE/COM settings in the Filter Module.)
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.7 (May 30, 2014)
- Added blocking of fake file extensions with spaces in them to hide the extension.
- Added blocking of cipher.exe along with syskey.exe, for the potential abuse.
- Added ability to create custom block and allow policies with scripting support. (Premium version only)
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.4.1 (May 26, 2014)
- added ability to block syskey.exe from execution, which is being exploited by some new malware.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.3.2 (Apr 11, 2014)
- added support for redirected %appdata% directories (Windows folder redirection typically only used on larger networks.)
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.3 (Nov 25, 2013)
- separated protection option for %userprofile% / %programdata% / Startup Folder and added whitelisting capabilities for those locations – also removed unnecessary reboot prompt after automatic update on Vista+ OSes.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.2.6 (Nov 22, 2013)
- removed the *.com file rule for %userprofile% as this was causing some issues with user accounts with .com in the path name under certain circumstances.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.2.5 (Nov 18, 2013)
- Fixed a minor bug in that using the /w= command line parameter was also forcing /whitelist whether it was specified or not.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.2.4 (Nov 18, 2013)
- Fixed a recent bug causing email alerts to not be sent properly.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.2.3 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Misc. changes to the White-Label edition. Added IP address / Computer Name to the optional alert email when an application is blocked (Premium edition.)
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.2 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Added Start Menu > All Programs > Startup folder protection. Added reboot prompt after automatic update / re-application of protection
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.1.5 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Misc changes to whitelisting functionality and added a link to the Email Setup FAQ inside the program.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.1 (Nov 11, 2013)
- Added RLO (Right to Left Override) exploit protection to Fake File Extension protection function
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 4.0 (Nov 6, 2013)
- Added Event Log to check event history of blocked applications. In the Premium Edition (formerly Automatic Update Edition), added email alert capability when an application is blocked.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 3.1 (Nov 4, 2013)
- Added some new areas of protection, fixed an issue with not protecting the Recycle Bin properly and expanded that to protect the bin on all drives, fixed some instances of the test failing although protection was in fact successful, and a few other misc. changes.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 3.0 (Nov 1, 2013)
- Added protection from executables located inside the Recycle Bin. Introduced a new optional CryptoPrevent Automatic Updates service for home users!
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.6 (Oct 30, 2013)
- implemented protection (and whitelisting) for *.com *.scr and *.pif files in addition to *.exe for %appdata% directories in order to block a lot more malware than just Cryptolocker. Added new file extensions to the fake file extension protection. Implemented a 12 second timer to stop waiting on group policy to refresh when applying actions, as it was noted on some systems that gpupdate seems to freeze up.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.5.3 (Oct 30, 2013)
- removed blanket rules for fake file extensions (the ? wildcards) in favor of specific rules, do to potential application incompatibilities.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.5.2 (Oct 30, 2013)
- added the /nogpupdate command line parameter to skip the group policy update in scripted environments.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.5.1 (Oct 30, 2013)
- fixed an issue with the /whitelist parameter not working when CryptoPrevent.exe was scripted to run under the local system account.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.5 (Oct 30, 2013)
- implemented protection against fake file extension executables (e.g. *.docx.exe or *.pdf.exe) on suggestion from Steve B at sanesecurity.com; also made Temp Extracted Executable protection unchecked by default and implemented a warning when checking this item, as this can cause issues with some apps/installations
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.4 (Oct 30, 2013)
- implemented the option to check for updates direct from this website within the application itself.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.3 (Oct 30, 2013)
- relaxed protection methods on Vista+ OSes as rules of prior versions were blocking some executables running from %temp% directories which could cause certain application installations to fail unless you temporarily removed protection during the installation. This should no longer be necessary. Tested relaxed protection against Cryptolocker to ensure it still cannot infect the OS, and it cannot. Also made the whitelist dialog resizable.
New in Portable CryptoPrevent 2.2 (Oct 30, 2013)
- added additional restriction policies to better protect Windows XP against the latest strains – prior versions were not protecting %username%\local settings\application data and their first level subdirectories, but rather only %username%\application data and their first level subdirectories. Along with this comes additional whitelist scanning functionality. Other syntax changes in the rules for better compatibility with all OSes.